MEGADETH studio manager and personal assistant to Dave Mustaine, Mike Dillinger, has checked in from the opening night of the band's US headlining tour which kicked off this past Saturday (November 14th) at the Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, MI. His diary found at Megadeth.com's journal section reads as follows:

"A great start to the first leg. As you all know, Dave and I flew out a day ahead of the crew and band, and arrived in Michigan to a crisp, clean evening. It's been a while since us Californians have seen our breath hanging in the air!

While we had some extra time to kill, Dave took the opportunity to look in on his young stallion that is stabled in Dorr. A short drive later found us standing in the middle of a corral as the trainer put the black horse through it's paces. Well, in true metal fashion, the horse decided it had enough of being fenced in. After building up a good head of steam, he powered straight through the fencing and made it clear what his intentions were. After a short jog, he sidled up to the corral where five fillies trotted over to make his acquaintance.

Later that evening, the rest of the band and crew arrived. Everyone was in good spirits when I met them at the airport, and looking forward to getting the tour off on the right foot. From a technical standpoint, today went pretty well, with only the occasional first venue hiccups. While the crew was ironing out any kinks, the band was onstage absolutely crushing. The crowd had a lot of positive energy, and it was great to meet so many hardcore Megadeth fans!

At the end of the set, the band went up to the dressing room to unwind a bit. After a few minutes, Dave and Chris (Broderick) went downstairs and sat down to sign every CD purchased at the venue that evening. Needless to say, they really enjoyed hearing the fans reaction to the show, as well as the positive feedback for Endgame. In fact, I think they had such a good time, that I overheard them talking about more signings down the road!

I've included some video of our time in Michigan, as well as Tornado of Souls, Grand Rapids Mix!

Marching off to Peoria, IL."

TheLiveLine.com are streaming two exclusive videos from Megadeth's Grand Rapids show - check them out below:

Megadeth's setlist was as follows:

'1,320'

'Wake Up Dead'

'Hangar 18'

'Skin O' My Teeth'

'Head Crusher'

'She-Wolf'

'In My Darkest Hour'

'Take No Prisoners'

'Rattlehead'

'Kick The Chair'

'Sweating Bullets'

'Tornado Of Souls'

'Ashes In Your Mouth'

'Devil's Island'

'Symphony Of Destruction'

'Peace Sells'

Encore: 'Holy Wars'